Ponzi scam accused thrashed by investors on court premises

Berhampur: Tension ran high at a special designated chit fund court here after the managing director of chit fund firm Datum, Brajamohan Pattnaik, was thrashed by the duped investors on Monday.

According to reports, Pattnaik was brought to the court for the hearing in the afternoon by the police. Meanwhile, the investors who were duped by the dubious firm gathered near the police van on the court premises. The irate investors started thrashing Patnaik black and blue on his way to judge’s room.

However, the police personnel escorting Pattnaik controlled the situation.

Notably, Patnaik along with his wife was arrested by the police from Bhubaneswar on November 6, 2018 for duping gullible depositors of over crores of rupees.

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